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Epilepsy, An Issue of Neurologic Clinics
- 1st Edition, Volume 40-4 - October 22, 2022
- Editor: Steven C. Schachter
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 4 9 1 6 - 6
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 4 9 1 7 - 3
In this issue of Neurologic Clinics, guest editor Dr. Steven C. Schachter brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Epilepsy. Top experts in the field cover key topics such… Read more
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Request a sales quoteIn this issue of Neurologic Clinics, guest editor Dr. Steven C. Schachter brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Epilepsy. Top experts in the field cover key topics such as telemedicine and epilepsy care; wearable technologies and mobile apps in the evaluation and treatment of epilepsy; effects of maternal use of AEDs on child development; sleep and epilepsy; dietary treatments for epilepsy; and more.
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Contains 15 relevant, practice-oriented topics including racial/ethnic disparities in epilepsy burden and treatment; autism and epilepsy; emerging technologies for epilepsy surgery; prevalence and diagnosis of sexual dysfunction in people with epilepsy; epilepsy in older persons; rescue treatments for seizure clusters; and more.
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Provides in-depth clinical reviews on epilepsy, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.
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Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.
Neurology, epileptology
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Forthcoming Issues
- Preface
- The Epileptic Heart and the Case for Routine Use of the Electrocardiogram in Patients with Chronic Epilepsy
- Key points
- Public health burden of chronic epilepsy
- Goals of this review
- Cardiac pathogenesis in chronic epilepsy
- Clinical evidence of utility of conventional electrocardiogram markers
- Application of newer electrocardiogram tools for cardiac risk assessment
- Epilepsy monitoring unit experience with novel electrocardiogram markers
- Use of the 12-lead electrocardiogram in tracking effects of antiseizure medications
- Effects of vagus nerve stimulation on seizure, sudden unexpected death in epilepsy, and cardiac risk
- Putative mechanisms of vagus nerve stimulation-mediated cardioprotection
- Summary and recommendations
- Clinical care points
- Telemedicine and Epilepsy Care
- Key points
- Introduction
- Telemedicine-epilepsy care
- Patient journey influences modality of provider engagement
- Impact of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on epilepsy and telemedicine
- Instrumentation of telemedicine in epilepsy care
- Effectiveness of telemedicine for epilepsy
- Medical record surveys
- Clinician perspectives on telehealth
- Caregiver perspectives on telehealth
- Patients’ perspectives on telehealth
- Benefits of telemedicine
- Limitations of telemedicine
- Reimbursement for telemedicine
- Future directions of telemedicine
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- The Potential of Wearable Devices and Mobile Health Applications in the Evaluation and Treatment of Epilepsy
- Key points
- Introduction
- Biosignals and sensors
- Clinical validation of FDA-approved wearable devices
- Applications of wearables in epilepsy clinical care
- Diagnosis of epilepsy: epileptic versus nonepileptic seizures
- Epilepsy-related mortality
- Mobile health applications in epilepsy
- Limitations and challenges
- Future directions
- Summary
- Update on Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy
- Key points
- Introduction
- Definition and classification of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy
- Incidence of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy
- Underlying mechanisms
- Risk factors and predictors of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy
- Clinical practice and prevention of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Effects of Maternal Use of Antiseizure Medications on Child Development
- Key points
- Introduction
- Background history
- Anatomic risks
- Neuropsychological outcomes
- Mechanisms of antiseizure medication teratogenicity
- Future directions
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Sleep and Epilepsy: Practical Implications
- Key points
- Introduction
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Dietary Treatments for Epilepsy
- Key points
- Introduction
- Ketogenic diet options
- Initiation of the ketogenic diet
- Indications for the ketogenic diet
- Contraindications
- Adverse effects
- Concomitant antiseizure therapy
- Discontinuation of ketogenic diet therapy
- Diet therapy in adults
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Evaluation and Treatment of Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures
- Key points
- Introduction
- Discussion
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Supplementary data
- Racialized Inequities in Epilepsy Burden and Treatment
- Key points
- Introduction
- Definitions
- Current evidence
- Main Findings
- Remaining gaps and future directions
- Summary
- Disclosure
- Autism Spectrum Disorder and Epilepsy
- Key points
- Introduction
- Definitions
- Discussion
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Emerging Technologies for Epilepsy Surgery
- Key points
- Introduction
- Diagnostic technologies in the preoperative workup
- Therapeutic technologies in surgical treatment
- Discussion
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Prevalence and Diagnosis of Sexual Dysfunction in People with Epilepsy
- Key points
- Introduction
- Definition and classification of sexual dysfunctions
- Screening for sexual dysfunction
- Prevalence of sexual dysfunction in people with epilepsy
- Factors affecting sexual functions in people with epilepsy
- Evaluation and diagnosis of sexual dysfunctions
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Epilepsy in Older Persons
- Key points
- Introduction
- Conclusions and future directions
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Electrographic Seizures in the Critically Ill
- Key points
- Introduction
- Patients at risk/seizure prognostication
- Ictal-interictal continuum and electrographic seizures
- Ancillary testing
- Clinical cases
- Approach to treatment
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Supplementary data
- Rescue Treatments for Seizure Clusters
- Key points
- Introduction
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Ethical publication statement
- No. of pages: 240
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 40-4
- Published: October 22, 2022
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Hardback ISBN: 9780323849166
- eBook ISBN: 9780323849173
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Steven C. Schachter
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Chief Academic Officer, CIMIT